Becca’s journey: Overcoming hardships at Christmas to build a brighter future
For many, Christmas is a time of joy and togetherness. But for Becca, it comes with a unique set of challenges. As a single mother, separated from her two children, the festive season is always hard. It’s been two years since Becca arrived at Mercy Community’s Romero Centre, brought to us by a kind-hearted community […]
Leo likes to learn
Mercy Community celebrates the great gift of reading and storytelling this Indigenous Literacy Day For Indigenous Literacy Day (6 September) Mercy Community would like to share some of the strengths, achievements and truly positive work being done in the background with the First Nations young people our team’s support. The background When Leo* moved into […]
Case study: positive outcomes for young woman and her sister in Mercy Community kinship care program
The background When Shannon and Trinity’s Nan lost her husband in 2022, she could no longer care for the two sisters. Nan had been supported in caring for the sisters by Mercy Community for many years as a kinship carer. Despite being young and vulnerable herself, 20-something Trinity put her hand up to care for […]
Sydney aged care facility to join Mercy Community
Picture by Chris Lane; Sutherland Shire Leader. Mercy Community is thrilled to announce that as of July 1, 2023, the Stella Maris Aged Care Facility in Cronulla, Sydney, will be coming under the management of Mercy Community’s Aged Care Services stream. Mercy Community CEO Fritha Radyk said this was an exciting new chapter for both […]
Soccer wins in Toowoomba
We are proud to share more community wins in Toowoomba, with the Social Soccer Fun day run by Nestor Kangudia, Multicultural Community Worker from our CAMS team (Community Action for a Multicultural Society). At the beginning of the year, Toowoomba Regional Council’s ‘Everyone’s Game’ project provided 6 weeks’ worth of funding for Culturally and Linguistically […]
Family counselling: Will it work for my family?
Being a part of a strong family unit can be as challenging as it is rewarding. If the challenging aspects are beginning to outweigh those rewarding moments, it may be helpful to seek family counselling. Our Clinical Lead and Provisional Psychologist, Emma Braun and our Program Manager for Counselling, Jessica-Lee (Jess) Stonier answer your questions […]
Mercy Community Lowood Team wins Child Protection Week Award
Pictured above, left to right: Tanya Darney, Jo Barton, Helen Moorhouse, Terri McCabe and Olivia McDonagh. Mercy Community is pleased to announce that the Lowood Hub team have been awarded the Ipswich and West Moreton Region Child Protection Week Award for helping to raise awareness and highlighting the importance of child protection in their community. […]
Multicultural Disaster Management Team wins Qld Resilient Australia Community Award
The Mercy Community Families and Young People team in Toowoomba are joint winners of the Queensland 2022 Resilient Australia Community Award in collaboration with Toowoomba Regional Council and Australian Red Cross. The award celebrates Queenslanders who go above and beyond in their initiatives to build community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia. “The team won […]
Gold-standard multicultural work in Toowoomba
Toowoomba Disaster Management working group. 16 different languages spoken, 1 award nomination, many strong connections forged. Jane Williamson (centre front); Nestor Kangudia (front, to the right of Jane), Mojgan Namdari (to the right of Nestor). In just over a week, members of our Families and Young People Services CAMS team in Toowoomba will be making […]
Leading from the heart: Meet Mengistu Hailu
For the past six years, Mengistu Hailu has worked to support people seeking asylum through his role as Senior Case Coordinator at the Romero Centre in Brisbane. This month, Mengistu has been appointed as the new Romero Centre Manager—an appointment celebrated by the Romero Centre and Mercy Community teams, as well as all those who […]
